Margaret Sue Echols, LPC

Margaret Sue Echols is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 34 years in mental health and 29 years in private practice. She works with adults and couples on concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship strain, addictions, parenting stress, and anger. Sessions include psychotherapy, counseling, and life coaching approaches drawn from several methods she uses.

She prefers clear, practical work that identifies the main sources of distress and addresses them directly. Margaret uses talk therapy alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Emotion-focused ideas are used for relationship work and intimacy issues.

Her approach is integrative. She combines elements from acceptance and commitment strategies, Jungian perspectives, and client-centered listening to fit the problem at hand. This can mean building skills for managing strong feelings, improving communication, or exploring deeper personal patterns that keep recurring.

Margaret has cared for people facing a wide range of life challenges - from chronic illness and caregiving stress to grief after loss, and concerns tied to identity and sexuality. She also notes experience with blended family issues, codependency, avoidance and control problems, and compassion fatigue.

People who come for anger-related concerns often work on recognizing triggers, practicing alternative responses, and rebuilding trust after heated interactions. The work can include short-term practical tools as well as longer conversations about underlying patterns and values. She asks clients to consider what will fit into their daily life and routines.

How her approaches translate to online sessions